"An ounce of precaution is better than a pound of treatment," said Benjamin Franklin, and it continues to this day. Man is prone to mistakes and learns from them and makes corrections. Precaution prevents any disease from spreading while treatment is the solution. That is why precaution has been declared better than cure.
This saying is practiced all over the world but there are many health concerns in third-world countries and especially here the disease is allowed to spread and the precautionary aspect is ignored. Probably a factor as to why they're doing so poorly. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 13 million deaths a year worldwide can be prevented simply by improving the environment.
The sad fact is that children under the age of five often die due to environmental factors, including water and polluted air, but we can solve this problem by paying little attention and improving environmental management. People need to be kept informed in this regard. In this regard, there is a need to formulate a strategy that can be implemented.
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From home to the workplace, there is a need to be aware of the need to take precautionary measures. This problem can be overcome by involving everyone in this awareness campaign.
It also requires the attention of the international community to come forward to address environmental threats and use its resources to address issues ranging from global warming to chemical pollution and ensure the availability of food and clean water.
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These environmental measures will have a positive impact on the health of the common man and the poor, and nations will work together to overcome this problem. In this regard, joint efforts around the world will be able to eradicate the epidemics caused by environmental pollution before they break out and strengthen the foundations of a healthy society.
The importance of precaution needs to be highlighted more than ever in Pakistan. This is because there are many concerns about human health. Rising poverty is making such cases even worse. Due to the lack of clean drinking water, pollution, contaminated and unhealthy food, and medical treatment facilities, environmental pollution is spreading the stench that has a much higher mortality rate.
In this dire situation, some security measures are being taken by the Medical and Nursing Facility Board in Lahore. The project is called FNF. These people work for the welfare of the patients and their method is based on precaution rather than treatment. The FNF provides basic awareness and education to patients and their families to prevent environmental pollution.
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The primary goal of this organization is to provide a good environment for patients as well as the availability of healthy food.
In a developing country like Pakistan, it takes time to implement the motto "Precaution is better than cure" and here many more institutions like FNF have to come forward on an urgent basis to improve health and environment, and themselves. Lead ply walls will have to be proved against environmental pollution.